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Genetic variation for body weight change in mice in response to physical exercise.
BMC genetics - 21 Sept 2009
Leamy Larry J, Pomp Daniel, Lightfoot J Timothy
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BACKGROUND: Physical activity is beneficial in reducing the weight gain and associated health problems often experienced by individuals as they age, but the association of weight change with physical activity remains complex. We tested for a possible genetic basis for this association between 9-12-week body weight change (WTC) and the distance, duration, and speed voluntarily run by 307 mice in an F2 population...
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